The Eight Trigrams (八卦, Bā Guà)

This video lecture course is an overview of the eight trigrams, or Ba Gua. It is part of a companion course series leading up to the release of my third book, I Ching, The Oracle. Supplemental written materials and reference downloads, including a downloadable Ba Gua correspondences table: Timestamps: 00:48 Introducing the Eight Trigrams 01:16 Theoretical Origins of the Eight Trigrams (Yin and Yang Philosophy) 04:19 Eight Bodhisattvas and the Ba Gua 05:06 Eight Divinities of the Wu Shamans of Shang 05:28 Eight Immortals Overview 06:24 Han Xiangzi, artistic prodigy; immortality via divine blessing 06:35 Zhong Li Quan, warrior general; immortality via alchemy 06:47 Lu Dong Bin, leader and elite scholar; immortality via sutra recitations 07:00 Cao Guo Jiu, royalty and justice seeker; immortality via renunciation 07:14 He Xian Gu, shamaness, priestess; immortality via fairy spirit guide 07:26 Li Tie Guai, physician, pharmacologist; immortal